Longtime Jazz Artist
Robert M. Crawford,
stage name Bob Crawford, is a long time jazz artist from the Bronx, New
York. He has been a jazz artist since 1974 and plays guitar, keyboards,
bass, and guitar synthesizer.
Bob tells us,
“Regarding my own music I write in in genres such as Contemporary
Crossover Jazz, Pop, R&B, Indie
Rock, Dance,
Singer-Songwriter, New Country, and Folk idioms.”
Publications
Bob’s major achievements are the publication
of "Symmetric Cycles" (released on May 1, 2011 by
RMCO MUSIC & distributed by Charles Colin Publications), his advanced music
theory book inspired by the work of John Coltrane, Pat Martino, & Nicholas
Slonimsky.” Symmetric Cycles”, published offers new ways of stretching
the melodic and harmonic boundaries of Modal Jazz, Blues, Pentatonic Rock,
Latin (Montunos, etc.) Reggae, World Music, etc., creating sound colors that
will open your ears in ways you may not have experienced before. It also is
extremely useful compositionally - connecting chords in very unique ways,
adding emotional sound colors to original musical works. As a teaching tool it
is very valuable for advanced students as well as seasoned players.
You can preview
several pages of the book on Bob’s website by clicking on the book cover and
then clicking on the “Look Inside” tab http://www.carosta.com/bob-crawford/
"Symmetric Cycles” can be ordered
at Jamey Aebersold’s Jazzbooks site: http://www.jazzbooks.com/jazz/product/SYMC
Or by calling Charles
Colin Publications at 845-680-6880, their websitehttp://www.charlescolin.com/order1.htm
The release of his 2
Crossover Jazz albums BOB CRAWFORD/RMCO MUSIC presents: CONTEMPORARY
JAZZ CROSSOVER INSTRUMENTALS Vol. 1 on June 1, 2013 distributed by
Catapult, Inc. and available at i-Tunes, AmazonMP3, Bandcamp,
& Google
Play.
Bob writes his own
songs in genres such as Pop, R&B, Indie Rock, Contemporary Jazz, Dance,
Singer-Songwriter, New Country, and Folk idioms. For Crossover Jazz he writes
melodies & moods that he hears in his head based on emotions that he feels
at the time. For all others, he writes mostly about relationships and their ups
& downs.
Bob has recorded the
following albums, BOB
CRAWFORD/RMCO MUSIC presents: CONTEMPORARY JAZZ CROSSOVER INSTRUMENTALS Vol 1 (Melodic/Romantic Jazz). & BOB CRAWFORD/RMCO MUSIC presents: CONTEMPORARY
JAZZ CROSSOVER INSTRUMENTALS Vol 2 (Uptempo Jazz Party Music). on June 1, 2013. Available at i-Tunes, AmazonMP3,Bandcamp, & Google
Play.
Bob’s jazz musical
influences include John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Pat Martino, Horace Silver, Alan
Holdsworth, and Larry Carlton. Bob’s best songs pertaining to Jazz that he
created are Wheeling, Babycake
Walk, Floater, Ondulando, & Hi Steppin’. “I write melodies & moods simultaneously
that I’m hearing in my head based on emotions that I’m feeling at the time.”
Goals
Bob is actively
seeking music licensing/placement opportunities with recording artists, for
theme songs/underscoring/transitions in film/TV, radio advertising and product
placement, business presentations, ringtones, video games, websites,etc.
Bob’s Advice
My advice to Jazz
artists is to learn your instrument, practice as much as you can, (especially
recording yourself when playing with Music Minus One type recordings, and then
listening back to what you sound like…like biofeedback except with music). Also
play at as many venues as possible with as many people as possible…jam
sessions, etc., network with other Jazz players, and above all, STAY
POSITIVE…Rejection is part of this business and doesn’t necessarily mean that
you’re not good enough…it usually means that what & how you play
stylistically may not be a good fit for what the bandleader, A&R rep,
record executive, club owner, etc. needs at the time.
“Thank you to Joseph
Bennett for this opportunity. Special thanks to Larry Harlow, Pat Martino, Mick
Taylor, Bertha Hope, Ray Vega, Phil Benoit, Maxine Brown, Kotie Cannon, Jess
Nadelman, Wendy Caplin, Beverly Crosby, Dave Forman, Jon Geist, Monica Hope,
Barry and Miriam Kulick, Eleanor Lance, Frank Levi III, Raymond
Hernandez-Ruiz, Lee Schechtman, Neal Shulman, Annette Ward, Tim Weil, Mick
Oakleaf, and Lyndell Williams.”
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